11 Nov 2011

Hamilton envious of Button's 'bubble'

5:55 am on 11 November 2011

Lewis Hamilton opened a window on his troubled state of mind on and spoke of how he needed to create his own version of the happy 'bubble' surrounding McLaren team mate Jenson Button.

The 2008 Formula One world champion, who recently split with singer girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger, has had a season of crashes, controversy and just two wins while Button has gone from strength to strength.

Team boss Martin Whitmarsh said last month that Hamilton was too hard on himself and suggested Button's form was adding to the pressure.

The driver, sounding more like the confident and upbeat Hamilton of old despite the continued soul-searching, indicated to reporters at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that it was more complicated than that.